Culture
Film review: Sleeping with the enemy
October 10, 2010
Film review: Sleeping with the enemy
"Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," the sequel to Oliver Stone’s 1987 classic on greed, is set at a time when…
International Circus Festival: I Baccalà
October 8, 2010
International Circus Festival: I Baccalà
“Pss pss” was the only word heard during the one-hour show of the clown duo I Baccalà, the Italian troupe…
Museum news: Hassan Heshmat Museum in grave danger
October 7, 2010
Museum news: Hassan Heshmat Museum in grave danger
If you look behind the green iron fence surrounding the villa across from the Ain Shams Metro station, you will…
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize in literature
October 7, 2010
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Prize in literature
74-year-old Peruvian-Spanish author Mario Vargas Llosa has won the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature, the Swedish Academy announced earlier today.…
Big top: The first Cairo International Circus Festival begins
October 7, 2010
Big top: The first Cairo International Circus Festival begins
Yesterday at the beautiful marble promenade in Al Azhar park, a huge crowd gathered for the opening of the Cairo…
A new perspective on masculinity in Egyptian films
October 7, 2010
A new perspective on masculinity in Egyptian films
On Tuesday, the Goethe Institute screened a series of five short films created by participants in the Male and Masculinity…
Egypt’s Museums II: The October War Panorama
October 6, 2010
Egypt’s Museums II: The October War Panorama
War—what is it good for? In the case of the October War Panorama, the answer is, “a few good laughs.”…
The return of Fairouz: Hope for a new album
October 5, 2010
The return of Fairouz: Hope for a new album
Nihad Hadad, known to the Arab world as Fairouz, is considered by many to be the most important singer alive…
Walter Chappell’s Metaflora: Auras and electrons
October 5, 2010
Walter Chappell’s Metaflora: Auras and electrons
“These electron images of plant life were realized without a camera in total darkness,” reads the invitation to the Metaflora…
Egyptian cassette union takes aim at online IPR violators in Arab world
October 4, 2010
Egyptian cassette union takes aim at online IPR violators in Arab world
In an attempt to protect intellectual property rights (IPR), the Egyptian Cassette Production Union on Monday sent a list of…